2020 Hollywood Casino 400

2020 Hollywood Casino 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 33 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Hollywood Casino 400 program cover
Date	October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)
Location	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	138.329 miles per hour (222.619 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	85
Winner
No. 22	Joey Logano	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2020 Hollywood Casino 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 18, 2020 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Chase Elliott was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 80

Stage Three Laps: 107

The closing laps were met with disdain from some in the journalism and fan ranks, who suggested that the NA18D aerodynamics package used for the race prevented the best driver from winning the race.^[7]

• Lead changes: 17 among 11 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 31
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes and 43 seconds
• Average speed: 138.329 miles per hour (222.619 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth, the first time since the March Phoenix round that commentators have been on site other than Charlotte. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties, Rutledge Wood and Super Bowl XLVII champion Bernard Pollard handled the features from their homes during the race.

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race for MRN from Turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley called the race for MRN from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action for MRN from pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 4,115 2 Denny Hamlin 4,094 (–21) 3 Brad Keselowski 4,082 (–33) 4 Chase Elliott 4,074 (–41) 5 Joey Logano 4,064 (–51) 1 6 Alex Bowman 4,055 (–60) 1 7 Martin Truex Jr. 4,051 (–64) 8 Kurt Busch 4,009 (–106) 9 Kyle Busch 2,220 (–1,895) 10 Austin Dillon 2,212 (–1,903) 11 Ryan Blaney 2,205 (–1,910) 12 William Byron 2,184 (–1,931) 1 13 Aric Almirola 2,167 (–1,948) 1 14 Clint Bowyer 2,166 (–1,949) 15 Matt DiBenedetto 2,160 (–1,955) 16 Cole Custer 2,146 (–1,969) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 1,226 2 Toyota 1,157 (–69) 3 Chevrolet 1,120 (–106) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.